Château-Chinon (Ville)
| Château-Chinon (Ville) Château-Chinon | ||
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Porte Notre-Dame | ||
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  Château-Chinon (Ville) | ||
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Location within Burgundy region  Château-Chinon (Ville) | ||
| Coordinates: 47°03′55″N 3°55′59″E / 47.0653°N 3.9331°ECoordinates: 47°03′55″N 3°55′59″E / 47.0653°N 3.9331°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Château-Chinon (Ville) | |
| Canton | Château-Chinon (Ville) | |
| Intercommunality | Haut-Morvan | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Henri Malcoiffe | |
| Area1 | 4.28 km2 (1.65 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,167 | |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 58062 / 58120 | |
| Elevation |
337–655 m (1,106–2,149 ft) (avg. 534 m or 1,752 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Château-Chinon (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto ʃinɔ̃]; the official name is Château-Chinon (Ville), with a space[1]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
The villages around the town are grouped in another commune named Château-Chinon (Campagne).
François Mitterrand (1916-1996), President of France from 1981 to 1995, was the mayor of Château-Chinon from 1959 to 1981.
It is about 200 miles (320 km) southeast of Paris.[2]
Twin towns
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Notes
- ↑ INSEE: Official code
- ↑ Kaplan, Sarah. "‘Dentist of horror’ on trial for alleged ‘mutilations’ in rural French village." Washington Post. March 9, 2016. Retrieved on March 9, 2016.
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